Chapter 95

ALEXANDROS Every hair on my body stands on end as though I have been electrified. His presence has always had the same effect on me, but that sensation is magnified times one hundred today. I have no idea if that is a result of the changes in my own powers, or if it is because the stakes have never been this high before. I close my eyes and suck in a deep, calming breath, but it does little to ease the raging swell of anger and anxiety that swirls within my chest. He is here. On campus. And I have too little time to warn her properly. I concentrate on her alone, blocking out all other noise. Blocking out everything but her, and that simple act already does something to calm the storm inside me. I find a peace in her that I have never experienced, and the irony of that—given the turmoil she has already caused and will surely bring in my future—is not lost on me. Ophelia! My tone is sharp, too harsh for her, but we have no time for pleasantries. Alexandros? She is surprised and more than